6 h. ago Russian Oil Exports Almost Intact But Prices Take Hit, IEA Says

Russian oil exports edged lower in February following the imposition of the latest round of US sanctions, but widening price discounts curbed revenues, according to the International Energy Agency.

Economics

23 h. ago Egg prices continue to hit records but some relief may be coming

NEW YORK — Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach. The latest monthly Consumer Price Index showed a dozen Grade A eggs cost an average of $5.90 in U.S. cities in February, up 10.4% from a year ago. That eclipsed […]

Economics

65 h. ago Port of Vancouver moves record trade in 2024, supporting Canada and Canadians

Strong performances across the auto, bulk and container sectors, as operators and supply chain partners at Canada’s largest port move record volumes despite challenging environment VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Port of Vancouver helped facilitate record volumes of Canadian trade in 2024, playing a crucial role connecting Canada to diverse […]

Economics

68 h. ago Ford urges Smith to use oil export tax ‘trump card’ against U.S.: ‘They will lose their minds’

'You want to talk about a trump card? That will instantly change the game, instantly, when the Americans – and I know the Americans – all of a sudden their gas prices go up.'

Economics

3 d. ago Port of Vancouver reaches record cargo volumes in 2024 as crude oil exports surge

Nearly 470,000 vehicle imports -- another record -- rolled onto the docks last year in a three per cent increase driven by Canadians' appetite for new cars.

Economics

3 d. ago Port of Vancouver reaches record cargo volumes in 2024 as crude oil exports soar

The Port of Vancouver moved a record amount of goods through its gates last year, an increase fuelled largely by surging oil exports enabled by the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Total freight at the country’s biggest port grew five per cent year-over-year to reach 158 million tonnes in 2024, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said […]

Economics

6 d. ago Varcoe: Double trouble as oil price falls and Trump tariffs leave oilpatch on edge

More economic turbulence is brewing for Alberta these days, and it’s not just about tariffs imposed by our largest trading partner. Oil prices have tumbled this week, after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies agreed to a long-delayed plan to bring back production that it had voluntarily idled. Prices for U.S. […]

Economics

6 d. ago Trump’s interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast

PORT SULPHUR, La. (AP) — The planned expansion of a massive liquified natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S. energy policy that doubles down on oil and gas exports under President Donald Trump, two members of his Cabinet told a crowd of cheering workers Thursday. “The prior administration had a […]

Politics

7 d. ago Port Coquitlam elementary school to be rebuilt after 2023 fire

If the project starts this summer and takes three years to complete, no students who attended the K-5 school when the fire broke out will return

Events

7 d. ago Alberta responds to Trump tariffs with ‘buy Canadian’ plan but leaves oil exports off the table

'Cutting off energy entirely would make Canada the bad guy... and we don't want that,' said Smith

Economics

7 d. ago Is potash, a key ingredient in fertilizer, replacing oil exports as Canada’s next card in a U.S. trade war?

The American Farm Bureau Federation says that more than 80 per cent of its potash comes from Canada

Economics

7 d. ago Potash could replace oil exports as Canada’s next card in a U.S. trade war

The American Farm Bureau Federation says that more than 80 per cent of its potash comes from Canada

Economics

8 d. ago Letters, March 5: Trade war will hurt, but offers Canada an opportunity

Should Alberta stop oil exports to the U.S.? Vote in our daily poll! We have to quit panicking about tariffs. Yes it will be hard for everyone, no one will be untouched. But this just may be the opportunity that we didn’t know we needed. It is a big world out there and we do […]

Economics

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Cutting off oil and other exports to U.S. is a good back

Let’s keep the oil cutoff in our back pockets for a month or two to see how all of this shakes out.

Economics

9 d. ago Iraq Talks With Oil Firms Hit Snag, Delaying Kurdistan Exports

Iraq and oil companies operating in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan failed to reach an agreement during a meeting on Sunday meant to help restart crude oil exports from the northern region.

Economics

2 w. ago U.S. to end Venezuela oil export permit, cutting financial lifeline

The administration of President Joe Biden authorized the license in 2022 after Maduro agreed to work with Venezuela’s political opposition toward a democratic election.

Economics

2 w. ago Trump cuts financial lifeline for Venezuela’s government by ending permit to export oil to US

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A permit issued by the United States government allowing energy giant Chevron Corp. to pump and export Venezuelan oil will be terminated this week, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, ending what became a financial lifeline for the South American country. Trump’s announcement in his Truth Social network accused the government of […]

Politics

2 w. ago Ukraine Drones Attacked Russia’s Tuapse Refinery, Major Port

Ukrainian drones attacked a major sea port in southern Russia as well as Rosneft PJSC’s Tuapse oil refinery, potentially affecting fuel exports.

Events

2 w. ago Another earthquake for B.C., less than four days after cities rattled

An earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast, less than four days after major population centres were shaken by a similar-sized tremor. But Earthquakes Canada says the latest quake wasn’t felt by anyone and it occurred in the Pacific, 182 kilometres west of Port Alice in northwest Vancouver Island. It says the quake with […]

Culture

2 w. ago Iraq Minister Hopes Kurdistan Oil Exports Resume in Two Days

Iraq’s oil minister said he’s hoping crude oil exports from the country’s northern Kurdistan region will restart in two days after a halt of almost two years following a payments dispute.

Politics